Forum for Science, Industry and Business

"Start-ups and spin-offs funding – Public and private policies", 14th October 2014

12.09.2014

A conference on "Start-ups and spin-offs funding – Public and private policies" will be held on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at the Embassy of France in Berlin. The aim of this conference is to present the best practices implemented in France and Germany in this sector. Thus, the conference will bring together representatives of national and European institutions, as well as companies.

This conference, which will take place from 10:00 am to 7:30pm, includes keynotes given by high level speakers, among them:

Registration & up-to-date program: www.science-allemagne.fr/fr/berlin-innovation-2014/. The number of seats is limited to 200, a confirmation of your registration containing a personal invitation will be sent to you.

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